(A McCartney Times Exclusive) This interview series was recorded in April of 2006, 2 months before Billy’s death in June of 2006. Ruth McCartney takes us through the early years
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- The one Beatle John Lennon said had a better career than him The entire fallout of The Beatles’ breakup was only a good thing in the eyes of John Lennon.He didn’t want to fight among his best friends by any stretch, but...
- Revisiting John Lennon and Frank Zappa’s Hilarious Exchange That Disproved Their Assumptions About Each Other – American Songwriter No one is as acutely aware of how fame can create wild, true rumors about someone quite like a fellow rock star. Yet, even these iconic musicians sometimes buy into...
- The one song George Harrison never wanted to release There are plenty of people who would kill to have nearly anything that George Harrison touched when he was still with us. Every member of The Beatles doesn’t even feel...
- George Harrison Originally Offered This Song to Eric Clapton Before Giving it to Guitarist, and Traveling Wilburys Collaborator, Gary Moore – American Songwriter In 1989, George Harrison offered four songs he had written to Eric Clapton for his eleventh album, Journeyman. Clapton ended up using Harrison’s “Run So Far,” while the other three...
- 4 Classic Rock Legends Who Had No. 1 Hits in 1971 That Have Stood the Test of Time – American Songwriter Rock music certainly doesn’t have the impact it once did on the Billboard Hot 100. In fact, you’d have to go back more than 25 years for the last time...
- TeaFlix Tuesday with David Spindel TeaFlix Tuesday with David Spindel Hosted by Dr. Angie McCartney & Ruth McCartney Born on August 31, 1941, David M. Spindel grew up in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn...
- The exact moment George Harrison discovered Ravi Shankar It can’t be overstated how life-changing the work of sitarist Ravi Shankar was to a young George Harrison.Once exposed to Shankar’s signature raga scales, an entire creative and personal path...
- “It was awful”: The Elvis Presley song John Lennon hated The entire construct of rock and roll would look completely different were it not for Elvis Presley.Although Chuck Berry and Little Richard may have started the trend of having loud...
- The song George Harrison wanted 20 million people to sing There’s a good chance that George Harrison could have released anything after The Beatles, and it would have still sold. Even if everyone was heartbroken about the band breaking up,...
- ‘Man on the Run’ documents Paul McCartney’s decade of transformation : NPR When The Beatles broke up in 1969, Paul McCartney found himself at a crossroads, Oscar-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville says. Newly married to photographer Linda McCartney, the 27-year-old rock star was...
- The one band George Harrison said would live on forever Nothing that George Harrison ever made was meant to cash in on trends.The Beatles may have started out riding the wave of rock and roll, but by the time they...
- Mike McCartney leads tributes as Quarrymen legend Len Garry dies aged 84 – Liverpool Echo Mike McCartney has led tributes to Merseybeat pioneer Len Garry, who has died aged 84. Garry, a member of The Quarrymen – the band that would later evolve into The...
- The only song Ringo Starr wanted to play for 100 years There was always a slight caveat put on everything Ringo Starr ever released after The Beatles split.He had no problem being considered one of the least adventurous songwriters out of...
- The rare “love” letter Paul McCartney wrote for John Lennon On July 6th, 1957, a 15-year-old Paul McCartney met a 16-year-old John Lennon at a gig where Lennon’s band, The Quarrymen, were performing their rock ‘n’ roll/skiffle renditions.At the time,...
- The one song John Lennon wanted to walk out on From the minute that The Beatles called it a day, John Lennon was going to be doing whatever the hell he wanted.He didn’t want to spend the rest of his...
- The moment George Harrison first believed in Ringo Starr Ringo Starr was the final piece of the puzzle that turned The Beatles from a highly promising Merseybeat band into the Fab Four. As their drummer, Starr was understated in...
- Man on the Run – Paul McCartney – Amazon Prime Video Man on the Run is an intimate portrait of Paul McCartney’s journey after The Beatles, as he and wife Linda form Wings. Directed by Oscar-winner Morgan Neville, the film explores...
- Happy Birthday, George Harrison! George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter and music and film producer who achieved international fame as the lead...
- The 1971 Paul McCartney Solo Debut That Was Likened to “‘Eleanor Rigby’ in New York City” – American Songwriter For a young Paul McCartney fresh off the heels of The Beatles’ breakup, the world was practically bursting at the seams with equal parts opportunity and pressure. The entire planet...
- The album Liam Gallagher compared to “Lennon and Elvis” combined Liam Gallagher pays few higher compliments than referring to something as being akin to The Beatles. His love of the Fab Four is well publicised, and that’s outside of his...
When The Damned burst on to the scene in a flurry of three-chord riffs and jet-propelled rhythm they did so with a backing of London’s cultural elite. They were another
Prince’s blue ‘cloud’ custom guitar, Beatles lyric sheet sketched out by McCartney go up for auction
LOS ANGELES (AP): A guitar from Prince’s prime and some legendary Beatles lyrics sketched out by Paul McCartney are among the items going up for auction at a major music
With a brand new documentary, The Beatles: Get Back, Peter Jackson looks at The Beatles’ most turbulent period and, with that on the way, we thought there was no better
There’s a lore that surrounds almost every single Beatles song. Because of that, everyone tries to find a deeper meaning
ELVIS PRESLEY famously met The Beatles and now a Memphis Mafia eyewitness has reveal what she remembers from that incredible
“Who’s your favorite Beatle?” It’s something I am fond of asking – especially during discussions I feel are escalating towards
The extensive back-catalogue of The Beatles is the envy of any musician worth their salt. Such is their massive list
Jon Bon Jovi had completed the music for a new Bon Jovi album when the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic hit. He
If you ask any Beatles fan for their thoughts on their final studio record, Abbey Road, you will scarcely hear
